文化經濟學 是經濟學的一個分支,研究文化對經濟成果的影響。主要研究問題包括文化是否影響經濟成果、文化對經濟結果影響的程度,以及它與社會制度之間的關係。[1][2][3][4]
主題包括藝術和文學作品,[5]
宗教,[6][7] 社會規範,[8] 社會資本,[9][10]以及形形色色的社交網絡[11][12] 。一個普遍的問題是行為和思想是如何通過協同學習之類的過程中傳播的,這也是社會進化理論以及信息從眾理論的研究重點 [13][14]
研究方法包括案例研究以及各種文化傳播的理論和經驗模型。這種研究的範圍不僅在社區內,甚至跨越了不同的社區。[15][16][17][18]
David Throsby (2008). "art, economics of," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics , 2nd Edition. 摘要 (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
Laurence R. Iannaccone (1998). "Introduction to the Economics of Religion," Journal of Economic Literature , 36(3), pp. 1465–1495.(宗教背後的經濟導論)
Laurence R. Iannaccone and Eli Berman (2008). "religion, economics of," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics , 2nd Edition. 摘要 (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
H. Peyton Young {2008}. "social norms." The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics , 2nd Edition. 摘要 (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
Partha Dasgupta {2008}. "social capital." (社會資本)The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics , 2nd Edition. 摘要 (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
Paul Seabright (2008). "hunters, gatherers, cities and evolution," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics , 2nd Edition. (獵手、採摘者、城市和演化)摘要 (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
James Moody and Martina Morris. "social networks, economic relevance of," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics , 2nd Edition Abstract (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館).(社交網絡與經濟的關係)
As at Journal of Economic Literature category JEL: Z1 .
Alberto Bisin et al. (2004). "Cooperation as a Transmitted Cultural Trait," Rationality and Society , 16(4), 477-507. 摘要 (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
Joel M. Guttman (2003). "Repeated Interaction and the Evolution of Preferences for Reciprocity," Economic Journal , 113(489), pp. 631-656.
Edward P. Lazear (1999). "Culture and Language,"
Journal of Political Economy , 107(6), Part 2, pp. S95-S126. Complete abstract. (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
Alberto Bisin and Thierry Verdier (2008). "cultural transmission. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics , 2nd Edition. 摘要 (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
José A. Scheinkman (2008). "social interactions (theory)," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics , 2nd Edition.摘要 (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
Rob Boyd (2008). "cross-cultural experiments." The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics , 2nd Edition. 摘要 (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
- Mark Blaug (2001). "Where Are We Now On Cultural Economics," Journal of Economic Surveys , 15(2), pp. 123-14. 摘要[永久失效連結]
- Alan T. Peacock, Ilde Rizzo, and Giorgio Brosio (1994). Cultural Economics and Cultural Policies , Springer, ISBN 079232868X, ISBN 9780792328681. 描述
- Ruth Towse ed. (2003). A Handbook of Cultural Economics , Edward Elgar. 494 pp. 目錄 ISBN 1840643382, ISBN 9781840643381